Yasmina Ismail Zaytoun (; born 26 October 2002) is a Lebanese journalism and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2022. She will represent

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Early life and education

Zaytoun was born on October 26, 2002 in Tyre, and was raised in the city. Her father is from Kfarchouba, a village in the

Hasbaya District The Hasbaya District is a district in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. It lies in the southeast, bordering Syria. The capital of the district is Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya ( ar, حاصبيا) is a town in Lebanon, situated at the foot of ...

of the

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, while her mother is of Jordanian-Palestinian descent. She entered Notre Dame University-Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh to pursue a

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. In April 2021, she started hosting an education show titled ''With Yasmina Show''.

Pageantry

Miss Lebanon 2022

Zaytoun began her pageantry career in 2022, after she was selected to represent the district of

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at the Miss Lebanon 2022 pageant held at the Forum de Beyrouth in

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on 24 July 2022, where she competed with 16 other candidates for the title. Zaytoun advanced to the top nine, then the top 5, before being announced as the competition's winner, succeeding

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. During the virtual speech given by

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, the national director of Miss Universe Lebanon, it was announced that the winner of the pageant will also represent Lebanon at

in addition to

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaytoun, Yasmina 2002 births Living people Miss Universe 2022 contestants Lebanese beauty pageant winners Notre Dame University–Louaize alumni People from Hasbaya District Lebanese Sunni Muslims